Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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20 Wyck Brooks; 2d Period, Miss Mary Griggs, N. C. Hill; 83d Period, Miss Lillian Snodgrass, Harold Loovell; 4th Period, Miss Antionette Moody, George Babcock; 5th Period, Miss Florence Derby, Frank Lock; 6th Period, Miss Harriet Randall, Howard Craig. TRIBUNE MEETING. “The King of France with forty thousand men marched up a hill, and so marched down again.” A meeting of the august Tribunal was called at 1.15, on Nov. 15, and was dismissed at 1.16, having con- sidered many weighty questions and weighed many considerable matters in this great stretch of time. ATHLETIC NOTES. 1S © Bak ae BOARD OF DIRECTORS. President, Frederick T. Van Auken ; Vice-Pre-ident, Herbert Munro; Secretary-Treas., Robert W. Meeker. G. A. Brakeley, C. W. Ulrich. MANAGERS OF P.H.S. A. A. TEAMS. Basket-ball manager, Arthur F. Conant; Hockey manager, Jose Tweedy. The basket-ball schedule as thus fararrangedis: Dec. 20, Hasbrouck Institute, Jersey City; Jan. 16, Leal’s School, City; Feb. 6, Leal’s School, City; Feb. 12, E. Orange High School, E. Orange; Mar. 6, Leal’s School, City. The handsome silver cups won by the tennis champions were pre- THE ORACIEE sented to them at the morning ex- ercises on November 13. The ribbons given by the Athletic Association to those winning places in the closed field meet were distrib- uted at the morning exercises on November 6. Red ribons were given for first, white for second and orange for third. Practice has been started by the basket-ball team under Captain R. W. Meeker. At the first practice a large number of candidates appear- ed, and it is probable that there will be a strong team in the field. The Captain desires that enough candidates turn out tof rm several scrub teams. Let everybody come out to the practices. If you can play at all hand your name to the Captain. All candidates for the baseball team are urged to make their in- tentions known to Capt. VanAuken as soon as possible. The example set by some of our untrained athletes in the class re- lay race is a good object lesson for those whose training beforehand left them with weak knees or ‘‘ heart desease”’ on the day of the field meet. Manager Tweedy has been mak- ing arrangements to secure an en- closed pond for the Hockey team this winter. BASKET-BALL. The first of the champion basket- ball games took place Friday, Oct. 31, when a team composed of Sophomore girls lined up against the Scrub team. It proved to bea very excitizg game, the score at

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THE ORACLE The untiring generosity of the Class of 704 has again shown itself in the basket of fruit presented to the Faculty on the morning before Thanksgiving, by the girls of that class. In the English class; Babcock, rising in his seat and addressing the fallen angels of 1904, ‘‘ Princes of Hell!’’ He has not yet finished. John H. Kyte spends his spare time in the laboratory, pursuing his special hobby—mixing up ex- plosives. ‘“Charley’’ Eliot has the making of a great chemist in him—he has already caused two explosions and burned three holes in his trousers. SOPHOMORE. THE CLASS OFFICERS ARE: President, Harry C. Thompson; Vice-President, Miss Edith Jarvis; Secretary, Miss Florence Derby; Treasurer, Chester Briggs. Chester Briggs, while accident- ally breaking a pane of glass in the tvpe-writing room, cut his hand very severely. Bugler Thompson’s reduction is a severe blow to Frau Musica. FRESHMEN. THE CLASS OFFICERS ARE: President, Harold E. Lavcll; Vice- President, Miss Carrie L. Mulford; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss An- toinette Aalholm. Mr. Macnab’s class sent him a large bouquet of flowers as a token of their esteem. £9 The beginning bookkeeping class has been handling a great deal of money lately. The Freshmen colors, orange and white, were chosen before the class entered the High School. STUDENT GOVERNMENT NOTES. OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL SENATE. President of the Senate, Miss Dorothy Waldo; Senior Senators, Miss Helen C. Moody, Arthur F. Conant; Junior Senators, Miss Jessie Maclay, Francis K. Ander- son; Sophomore Senators, Miss Edith Jarvis, Harry G. Thompson; Freshman Senators, Miss Ethel Murray, Samuel Bogart; Faculty Senators, Miss Cuming, Miss Bur- roughs. The student self-government plan, which has been so successful for the past few years, was put in operation again last September. A President of the Senate from the Senior Class and a girl and boy Senator were elected from each of the classes. The Senate has during its session this year amended slightly the statutes in operation last year, punished offenders and appointed a body of Tribunes, whose duty it is to supervise the conduct of the school, and who are assigned to special study periods in the study- hall. The School Senate has appointed the following corps of Tribunes: 1st Period, Miss Mae Bachelor, Van

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THE ORACLE 21 the end of the second halt standing 12 to 11, in favor of the Sopho- mores. The positions of the players were as follows: For the first few minutes the Sophomores were in the lead, but at the end of the first half the score stood 7 to 4 in favor of the Scrubs. Two pretty throws made by Capt. Martin raised the Scrub’s score to 11. Inthe second half the Sopho- mores played much faster and better ball, and succeeded in mak- ing four goals. The Girls’ Athletic Association has been making every attempt to secure a suitable place in which to play basket-ball during the winter. As yet no such placehas been found and probably all practice will have to be given up until milder weather. ANOTHER INTERESTING BASKET- BALL GAME. (Juniors beat picked team by a score of 15 to 13.) On Friday, Nov. 21, agoodgame of basket-ball was played between the Juniors and a picked team. The Junior team was composed of much heavier players, and from the be- ginning they were more confident ofthe result. The teams werecom- posed of the following players: When time was called at the end of the first half, the score stood 10 to 2in favor of the Juniors. The picked team did more creditable work in the second half, and raised the score to 13, leaving the Juniors 2 points ahead. The winners owed their success largely to the excellent playing of Lillian Walsh and their Captain, Helen Munro. Miss Mary Griggs, a substitute on the Junior Basket-ball Team, broke her finger while playing in a practice game against the Sopho- mores. A sprained ankle was the result of Miss Cornelia Sampson’s basket- ball playing. BATTALION NOTES. At a special meeting of the non- commissioned officers, called by the temporary ehairman, Serg. Thomp- son on Nov. 19th, it was resolved to form a uniformed company to represent the High School Battal- lion at the competitive tournament of military schools, held each spring at Madison Square Garden. The new company drills on Mon- day afternoons under the immedi- ate command of Major Murphey, who appoints a new corps of offic- ers for eaeh drill. The permanent officers will not be selected for a month to come. Major Murphey will, however, command the com- pany at the tournament. Sunrise and sunset effects at the Military Entertainment were pro- duced by an intricate electrical ma- chine, patented and manufactured by Adj. George L. Babcock. Major E. D. Murphey is ably car- rying on the Commandant’s duties during his absence. Chief Musician Thompson was,by his own request, reduced to Ser- geant, in order to gain experience in drilling, and stand a better show for promotion.